. Canadian forest industries January-June 1919. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. r>6 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER March ir,, ittl'j Returned Soldiers for Reforestry Work A delegation representing Canadian I'ulp and Paper and Lum- l)ernien's Associations will shortly wait upon the Government at Otta- wa with a request that special attention be given to the eniiilm ni< nt of returned soFdiers in reforestry work in Canada. The delegation will probably be headed by J. B. White, who commanded a Canadian forestry battali
. Canadian forest industries January-June 1919. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. r>6 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER March ir,, ittl'j Returned Soldiers for Reforestry Work A delegation representing Canadian I'ulp and Paper and Lum- l)ernien's Associations will shortly wait upon the Government at Otta- wa with a request that special attention be given to the eniiilm ni< nt of returned soFdiers in reforestry work in Canada. The delegation will probably be headed by J. B. White, who commanded a Canadian forestry battalion in France, and will include Sir William Price, who organized a Quebec battalion and took it overseas; Gerard Power, president of the Canadian Lumbermen's Association, and others. Canada's forest wealth, until recently held to be practically il- limitable, is, as. is now known, being consumed at a prodigious rate, so that, unless steps are taken immediately to replenish the fast di- minishing trees, its utter exhaustion within a comparatively few years is a matter of practical certainty. Those interested in preserving and renewing Canada's forests say that no better employment can be found for a great many return- ed men than in reforestation. Many of the men have become so inured to outdoor life that they will find it difificult to resume indoor vocations which they formerly followed. Men suffering from shell shock or from wounds that partially disable them for other occupa- tions can still find profitable, suitable and healthful employment in forestry work. It will be urged upon the Government that there arc hundreds of thousands of acres of barren lands in Canada, deserted farms and waste places generally which are still suitable for forest regrowths. .'-^uch lands first have to be suitably cleared and prepared before be- ing planted with seedlings adapted to their soil and climate. The work is such, requiring a long period of time to bring it to fruition, that can only be
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